Men's Basketball Defeats Kent State

Saturday, December 9

Wright State Nutter Center

3:00 PM

Wright State University

6-4

Kent State

5-5

Kent State

Wright State

Photo by: Allison Rodriguez

12/9/2017 3:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Four Raiders Score in Double Figures

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The Wright State men's basketball team defeated Kent State Saturday afternoon at the Wright State Nutter Center 63-54. WSU is now 6-4 while KSU drops to 5-5.

Game Breakdown
First Half (31-24)
    *Kent State jumped out to a 5-0 lead but the Raiders bounced right back on three free throws by senior Grant Benzinger and a rebound basket from freshman Loudon Love.
    *The lead bounced back and forth but the Raiders held the hand for more than 13 minutes.
    *WSU had six points from Benzinger, Parker Ernsthausen and Jaylon Hall with five from Mark Hughes.
    *Justin Mitchell grabbed five rebounds as WSU led the boards 18-14.
    *The Raiders shot 38% while forcing 10 Kent State turnovers.
    *Kent State his six threes, led by Jalen Avery with six points.

Second Half (63-54)
    *The second period started off with hustle and a dunk by Love.
    *WSU played seven players with four finishing in double-figure points: Benzinger 13, Ernsthausen and Hall 11 each and Winchester 10.
    *Mitchell ended in double-figure rebounding with 11 boards.
    *The Raiders shot 38.5% from the field (20-52) but lost the boards 36-31.
    *Kent State had 24 turnovers on nine Raider steals.

Key Numbers
    *The Raiders outscored the Flashes in the paint 30-20 and off the bench 21-16.

Next Up
Wright State has the week off as they travel to Toledo next Saturday for a 2 pm game.